Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|
Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult
August 1985
By means of 99mtechnetium diphosphonate and a scintillation camera we measured the deposition of aerosols. During normal breathing rhythm and without leading the aerosol by valves the retention in the lower airways was on an average of 5.6%, that is 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe influence of artificially generated atmospheric ions is studied in 15 patients with bronchial asthma. A slight but significant (at 5% level) improvement in the lung function was demonstrated in nine patients during positive as well as negative ion exposure, but the patients' subjective votings of the air quality did not show any changes due to ion exposure. No change in the histamine threshold of the airways in six patients with bronchial asthma was demonstrated during exposure to ions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!